Interactions with open source.
DS106 really surprised me with the creativity that has developed with the various projects. I found it interesting to see that so many web tools which are fairly very new were used in all sorts of ways. Editing, linking, adding, research and copying has to be done in a professional way, which the community does and it does it with creativity. I like how they follow the guide lines that they set up for themselves but are not written down anywhere. The community is following unwritten rules about what to do and what not to do, yet bring something interesting and very creative to the table. Open source is the way to go!
The creators of DS106 would agree with “open source is the way to go!” However, that is not where their thinking and action ends. How specifically does the DS106 conceive of, and act upon, their work as contributing to a commons? In what way does their work qualify as fair use? How can their work serve as a model to other institutions and communities of learning, including the advantages and disadvantages of taking their approach?